Having claimed the win in the first meeting, Fiorentina will look to complete the job as they travel to Twente for their Europa Conference League playoff second leg. Both teams prefer to play on the front foot and this contest could be set to produce goals on Thursday.
FC Twente may have lost the first leg 2-1 but they will be pleased to have come away with a lifeline. They went into the break two goals down before Vaclav Cerny pulled one back in the second half with their only shot on target.
That was the first defeat across all competitions this season for Twente, who have made a fine start to the campaign. Ron Jans’ men had been on a run of four straight wins prior to their trip to Fiorentina.
The goals have been easy to come by for Twente this season and they overcame FK Cukaricki 7-2 on aggregate in the previous round of the Conference League. They will be well rested for Thursday’s clash having been given the weekend off last time out in the Eredivisie.
Despite claiming a 2-1 lead in the first leg, Fiorentina will feel like they missed a chance to completely kill off the tie. Having taking a two-goal lead in the first leg, they allowed the Dutch side score with their only attempt on target.
Fiorentina are returning to European competition for the first time in six years and will be keen to reach the group stage of the Conference League. Vincenzo Italiano’s men are unbeaten this season with two wins and a draw from three matches across all competitions.
One similarity between Fiorentina and Twente is that the Serie A side also prefer to play on the front foot. However, their style of play often leaves them exposed at the back having conceded three goals in their three matches across all competitions this season.
How the bookies view it
The bookies appear to be split on this one with a win for FC Twente priced at 8/5 with Sport Nation while a Fiorentina victory is valued at 6/4 with BoyleSports. A draw is set at odds of 13/5 with bet365.
Head to head
Last week’s clash was the first-ever meeting between FC Twente and Fiorentina.
Players to watch
Ricky van Wolfswinkel is often the furthest player forward for FC Twente and will be the one to watch on Thursday. Unibet has the striker at odds of 37/20 to get on the score sheet.
Fiorentina have plenty of attacking quality in the team with Luka Jovic and Nicolas Gonzalez particularly impressive. Unibet has Jovic at odds of 12/5 to get on the score sheet on Thursday while Gonzalez is valued at 13/5 by Coral in the same market.
Anything else catch the eye?
Neither team has lacked for goals this season and having produced over 3.5 goals in the first meeting, a similar outcome could be considered at 5/2 with Unibet. Over 2.5 goals could also be on the cards at 19/20 with Unibet.
Fiorentina have a knack for making fast starts and could be backed to score first at 10/11 with Coral. Both teams could also be tipped to score in the first half at 7/2 with BoyleSports.
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